Clarkstown urged to preserve 2 historic sandstone houses

County society asks Clarkstown to repair houses

10:55 PM,
May 6, 2013

Written by

Hema Easley

Using Orangetown as a model, the Historical Society of Rockland County is urging Clarkstown to restore and refurbish two historic homes and put them to adaptive use.

The two sandstone structures in question are the Vanderbilt House - built before the Revolutionary War in 1730 and the second-oldest house in Rockland County - and the Traphagan House, which was built sometime in the 19th century. Both properties on Germonds Road are on a 9-acre parcel that was purchased by Clarkstown in 2011 for open space.